A10233:177
Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the…Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the…
Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the sacrament of the Lords Supper: Whereunto is added a treatise of the substance of the Lords Supper, wherein is briefly and soundly discussed the p[r]incipall points in controversy, concerning that question. By T.W.Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the sacrament of the Lordes Supper: Wherevnto is added a treatise of the substance of the Lords Supper, wherin is breflie and soundlie discussed the p[r]incipall points in controuersie, concerning that question. By T.W.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave for T. Man, 1588London: printed by Robert Walde-graue for T. Man, 1588
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4 Fourthly, it doth directly destroy, and, as it were, at one blow blot out, and deface, all those Articles of our most precious Faith, and Christian religion, which do concern Christs assured ascension into Heaven, his majestical sitting at the right hand of the Father, and his glorious coming again from thence, together with that infinite number of most plain places of GODS holy word, that out of the writings of the Prophets and Apostles, may be drawn for the proof of those most comfortable and necessary points. To deal with every one of these by themselves shortly, and in few words: I would fain know if our Saviour Christ be here upon earth, in respect of his bodily power and presence, how he can justly, as in regard of the same his body, be said to have ascended into Heaven? Or let them tell us, if he remain with us in his flesh, how he can be truly said in his manhood, to sit at the right hand of his Father in Heaven? Or how it can be in religion or reason affirmed, that our ⟨p. 184⟩Saviour shall come from Heaven, with great power and glory to judge the quick and the dead, seeing he is here on earth already. The Scripture telleth us for his ascension,1 that in the sight and beholding of the blessed Apostles, yea whiles they looked steadfastly towards heaven, he was taken up. Let them show so much for his bodily abode upon earth, and prove it by such substantial witness, and we are ready to yield. Besides, we know by the word, and therefore believe it, that as he was seen go into heaven, 2so shall he come again: but he was seen to ascend thither bodily, and therefore so shall he return from thence again. I suppose they will not say, that our Saviour had two bodies, one that he took with him, an other that he left here, for that were to make him altogether monstrous, and men scrupulous, none knowing in whether of them he performed the work of their redemption. And to say that that one blessed body of his was divided, is as absurd and erroneous, because it can not be so, but that the whole body it self must be impaired and mangled, at the least, if not destroyed and so ⟨p. 185⟩the work of salvation overthrown. To stand upon any naked interpretation touching the right hand of God, will not serve their turn: